Case Studies
The Prince's Scottish Youth Business Trust (PSYBT) – Phil McHugh, AM/PM Cleaning Services
Phil found school challenging and left with no qualifications remaining unemployed for 6 years.
He attended various courses but never found employment. Living with his partner and young son he realised at the age of 23 his life had to change.
He decided he wanted to do something with his future and he approached the New Deal advisors about self employment. The programme allowed him to be employed for a limited number of hours a week whilst still claiming benefits.
He really enjoyed working with a local cleaning business for a year, developing his skills and experience. His employer was so impressed that he offered to sell him a window cleaning round to get his business started.
The Prince’s Scottish Youth Business Trust (PSYBT) provided the grant and loan funding to allow him to take this opportunity and mentoring.
By November 2005 he had twice the number of customers he had anticipated and is now keen to develop the business further by offering a variety of cleaning services including ‘wheelie bin’ and ‘close’ cleaning.
Phil now feels he is building a future for his family and himself. He has benefitted greatly from PSYBT aftercare support, particularly in the area of bookkeeping. He recently employed a young man from a similar background to help him with the workload.
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